WEBVTT VERBAL COMMITMENT TO PLAY AT NORTHEASTERN. ONE OF MAINE’S MOST SUCCESSFUL BASKETBALL EVENTS IS BACK FOR A SEVENTH SEASON. SUMMER SLAM A PRODUCTION OF TRU SPORTS, IS A DAY LONG BASKETBALL EVENT FREE OF CHARGE, HELD AT THE EAST BAYSIDE/FOX STREET COURTS THIS SATURDAY MORNING, IT’S FOR ANY KID FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE. YOU CAN REGISTER ON THE DAY OF STARTING AT 8:00. THE CLINIC STARTS AT 10:00. THEY’LL HAVE GUEST SPEAKERS, FREE LUNCH, GAMES, A DUNK CONTEST AND AN ALL-STAR SHOWCASE. BUT TO THE ORGANIZERS THE EVENT IS ABOUT MORE THAN HOOPS. >> THE GOAL WITH OUR ORGANIZATION IS TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET THE KIDS INTO DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. NOT ONLY WITH BASKETBALL, WE WILL TRY TO GET THEM INTO OTHER SPORTS AND OTHER GROUPS, OTHER MEANS OF HELPING THE KIDS OUT TO GET YOUR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AND BEYOND.